Seasonal recipes from your store cupboard
Cider has got a wonderful flavour and is perfect for cooking sweet and savoury dishes. There are many different types, strengths and ranges from dry through to sweet. I tend to keep dry cider for savoury dishes as it gives that little bit of acidity. This sauce can be frozen into portion sized pots so …
Why not make these as a change from a traditional sausage roll. I often make these using vegetarian burgers as well as with a meat burger. They are full of flavour with a coarse texture. These are a great way of having a burger without the bap. You can also use meatballs.
I call this pot luck soup but perhaps “what is left in the fridge” soup would be better! I hate waste, obviously we all have to throw some bits away occasionally and you have to be conscious of sell by dates. I fancied some soup for my lunch and looking in the fridge there was …
I love the sweetness and crunch of fresh sweetcorn and although you don’t often see it in Indian or Thai recipes, this combination of the corn with a good amount of ginger and spices, gives a lovely contrast of textures and flavours. The sweetness of the sweetcorn compliments the spices. Serve with chapati, rice or …
Caponata – a traditional Sicilian vegetarian dish packed with flavour and versatile too! It combines sweet/sour with a beautiful colour and strong flavours. Cooking the aubergines separately and combining with the other ingredients at the end keeps the flavours individual. The flavours come from olives, capers and pine nuts and it can be served hot …
I love the versatility of pesto. It can be adapted to what is in your store cupboard and use up all those bits you never know what to do with. DO NOT THROW ANYTHING AWAY! there is always some dish that can take different flavours. You might even find your new favourite flavour combination. I …
